Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-24
HELENA RACES.
Telegraphlc Report Of the First Day
-AlmOnette Wins Three
Heats.

-AlmOnetTe Wins Three
Heats.
HELENA, August 23.-ISpecial to tn
Tribune There were four entries fo
} the three quarter mile dash, but W. Ii
Babb's Hilda was withdrawn, leaving a
the starters Blevin & McLaughlin's DAME
B, Susie and the Oregon mare Keepsake
The last named was not in good form fol-
the race and was drawn from the pools
Daniel B was a strong favorite, selling a
$50 to $2S over the filly. A start was OBJ
tanned at the first scoring, with Susie {
length in the advance, the others or
even terms. Through the back stretch
and upper turn the filly led by about two
lengths, Daniel B having in the meantime
drawn ahead of the Oregon mare. As the
turn into the stretch was reached Daniel
let out and collared her. "She1l lose
it!' and like exclamations, was heard on
all sides. Half way in the whip began to
play, but Notwithstanding Daniel B made
a fine effort, the filly did no less and
came in winner by a neck, with the Ore
gon mare half dozen lengths back.
Time, IA This is within second of
the record. Mutuals on Susie s paid SO 80.
The course was six furlongs; the purse,
$500.
| BEST THREE IN FIVE
The contestants in the 2:35 trot were
Misner's Oregon mare Almonette,
Barnes Disturbance and Ed Lafferty' s
SIS. Before the commencement of the
race Almonetfa was favorite over the
field by to in the auction pools.
| FIRST HEAT
| The horses were sent off at the first
| scoring to an even start. s s went we'll
ahead in the lower turn, followed by Dis
turbapce, with the favorite close by. At
| the quarter Disturbance went off his feet
| and at the turn of the back stretch was
closed in on by the favorite and passed; s.
S. leading by wide gap. Almonette now
| began throwing her feet and on the up
| per turn had perceptibly shortened the
space between her and the leader, but Dis
turbance passed her again at the half, S S
leading Disturbance by a couple of leng-
| tbs, with the Oregon mare running
and trotting, but gaining by her
| breaks She soon settled down to
| trotting and did handsomely from this
out. At the home stretch she overhauled
and passed Disturbance, made a fine
spurt for the lead and came in winner,
| with S S half length behind.
| The judges, however, set her back to the
third place for running, and gave the race
to S S. Time, s:331s. S S mutuals
paid SIS.
SECOND HEAT
The horses went close together to the
quarter stretch. when S S took the lead,
with the favorite second. She went off
her feet and increased his lead, with
Disturbance still back at the half post
When near the home stretch Almon-
cite drew close to the trail of S, but did
not succeed in coming up with him, pass
ing under the wire about length behind.
with Disturbance just inside the distance
flag. Time, 2:40. S mutuals paid $780,
THIRD HEAT.
The horses were sent off even on the
third scoring, Misner keeping the mare
with almost to the quarter, Disturb
ance length back. Here Almonette
broke and lost, falling back to the third
place, but she soon caught again, and by
the time the half was reached passed Dis
turbance and drew her wheel up to S S.
From there to the turn it made a tight
race and they came in the same order half
way to the wire Almonette now drew
ahead, but S S kept her pace till past the
distance flag, where she lost her feet and
came in running, leading by a length,
Disturbance length behind. Time, 2 :33.
Almonette mutuals paid $500.
There were no hackers in the auction
pools against AlmOnetta, although there
were still some who bought against her in
the mutuals.
FOURTH HEAT.
The Oregon mare went off her feet in the
lower turn, letting s go tothe front, with
Disturbance close to the rear. The mare
soon settled again, and at the quarter was
on even terms with the leader. This
position was maintained half way up
the back stretch, where she took the lead
by a length and held it throughout the
rest of the heat, although S made gal
liant effort to overhaul her Time, 2:3411s.
Amonette mutuals paid $6.
It was now regarded as a sure thing for
Almonette and there was no buying
against her.
FIFTH HEAT.
The horses went of to an even scoring.
At the quarter post Almonette took the
lead, s S close behind ane Disturbance oc-
cupying similar position In third place.
This was the order all the way around, the
finish being but little different from that
of the fourth heat. Time, 1867
SUMMARY.
AimonetSe q l I l
8 s5-.. 4 z -
Time :331Sz, 2:40, 2:3s, 2:341155, 2:3611ss.
Mr.. Ryan Will Build It.
BILLrNas, August 23 The report in the